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35 of 2,879 instruments in California: a snow pillow on a mountain

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1 alert in force in California

Red Flag Warning1

Red Flag Warning

Until Sep 24, 8:00 PM PDT

Modoc County Except for the Surprise Valley

CASevereExpectedLikelyIn force from Sep 24, 2:00 PM PDT

The full text and what to do

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.

* AFFECTED AREA...In CAZ285...Fire weather zone 285.

* WIND...Southwest 12 to 20 mph with gusts of 30 to 35 mph.

* HUMIDITY...Daytime humidities of 11 to 15 percent.

* DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at https://weather.gov/wrh/hazards?wfo=mfr

What to do

Follow all fire restrictions. You can find your county's emergency sign up form as well as links to fire restrictions at weather.gov/medford/wildfire. One less spark, one less wildfire.

Be sure you're signed up for your county's emergency alert system. Familiarize yourself with your emergency plan and make sure you listen to emergency services. Visit ready.gov/plan for more information.

A Red Flag Warning is issued when we identify weather conditions that promote rapid spread of fire which may become life- threatening. This does not mean there is a fire. These conditions are either occurring now or will begin soon. It is important to have multiple ways to receive information from authorities.

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What stands in California

Every kind of place an instrument stands at in California, and how many stand at each.

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In a volunteer observer's own ground1,521 At a river or reservoir gauge594 A remote fire weather station247 At a cooperative observer's station218 At an airfield151 Beside a road38 A snow pillow on a mountain35 At a dam20 At a fire lookout or ranger station16 On a farm or research station12 At a reservoir7 On a college campus6 In a park or preserve6 At a power station3 At a water treatment plant2 At a school1 On a military installation1 At a harbour1

What the snow tracker reads here

8 instruments in California are read by 6 of the 63 mountains. Listed in the rank order of the state. Each one has its own page, and the ranking they feed is on the snow tracker.

Truckee #2 SnotelTRUC1 / 39.301, -120.184 / 6,509 ftPalisades Tahoe, Northstar, Olympic Valleyrank11of 2,879 Truckee-TahoeTRK / 39.320, -120.140 / 5,899 ftNorthstarrank22of 2,879 Ward Creek #3 SnotelWRDC1 / 39.136, -120.218 / 6,655 ftPalisades Tahoe, Olympic Valleyrank33of 2,879 Heavenly Valley SnotelHVNC1 / 38.924, -119.916 / 8,582 ftHeavenlyrank55of 2,879 Mammoth PassMAMC1 / 37.610, -119.033 / 9,416 ftMammoth Mountainrank55of 2,879 Carson Pass SnotelCXSC1 / 38.693, -119.993 / 8,353 ftKirkwoodrank1111of 2,879 Fallen Leaf SnotelFLFC1 / 38.934, -120.055 / 6,236 ftHeavenlyrank1111of 2,879 Owens CampOWNC1 / 38.733, -120.233 / 5,499 ftKirkwoodrank1111of 2,879

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The instruments

Ordered by name. Standing is three times the mountains forecast from an instrument plus the places that read it. It measures how much of the network depends on it, not how well it reports.By nameBy standing

Adin Mtn SnotelADMC1 / 41.236, -120.792 / 6,190 ft Blue Lakes SnotelBLAC1 / 38.608, -119.924 / 8,057 ft Burnside Lake SnotelBSKC1 / 38.719, -119.894 / 8,129 ft Carson Pass SnotelCXSC1 / 38.693, -119.993 / 8,353 ftrank1111of 2,879 Cedar Pass SnotelCDRC1 / 41.582, -120.302 / 7,030 ft Crowder Flat SnotelCRWC1 / 41.893, -120.752 / 5,170 ft Css Lab SnotelCSSC1 / 39.326, -120.752 Dismal Swamp SnotelDMLC1 / 41.991, -120.180 / 7,360 ft Ebbetts Pass SnotelEBTC1 / 38.550, -119.805 / 8,765 ft Echo Peak SnotelECOC1 / 38.849, -120.079 / 7,670 ftrank3333of 2,879 Fallen Leaf SnotelFLFC1 / 38.934, -120.055 / 6,236 ftrank1111of 2,879 Forestdale Creek SnotelFDCC1 / 38.682, -119.960 / 8,017 ft Hagan S Meadow SnotelHGNC1 / 38.852, -119.937 / 7,776 ft Heavenly Valley SnotelHVNC1 / 38.924, -119.916 / 8,582 ftrank55of 2,879 Horse Meadow SnotelHORC1 / 38.837, -119.887 / 8,557 ft Independence Camp SnotelICPC1 / 39.453, -120.292 / 7,003 ft Independence Creek SnotelICKC1 / 39.490, -120.281 / 6,456 ft Independence Lake SnotelILKC1 / 39.428, -120.313 / 8,352 ft Leavitt Lake SnotelLELC1 / 38.276, -119.612 / 9,617 ft Leavitt Meadows SnotelLVTC1 / 38.304, -119.550 / 7,198 ft Lobdell Lake SnotelLOBC1 / 38.437, -119.366 / 9,233 ft Markleeville 10WSW - Lost Lake SnotelLLXC1 / 38.647, -119.951 / 8,642 ft Monitor Pass SnotelMNPC1 / 38.668, -119.609 / 8,310 ft Poison Flat SnotelXXXC1 / 38.505, -119.626 / 7,736 ft Rubicon #2 SnotelRUBC1 / 38.999, -120.130 / 7,689 ft Sonora Junction 6S - Willow Flat SNOTELWFSC1 / 38.272, -119.451 / 8,228 ft Sonora Pass SnotelSRAC1 / 38.310, -119.599 / 8,827 ft Spratt Creek SnotelSPCC1 / 38.666, -119.818 / 6,115 ft Squaw Valley G.C. SnotelSQWC1 / 39.190, -120.265 / 8,029 ftrank2020of 2,879 State Line SnotelTATC1 / 41.986, -120.716 / 5,680 ft Summit Meadow SnotelSDWC1 / 38.398, -119.535 / 9,313 ft Tahoe City Cross SnotelTHOC1 / 39.172, -120.154 / 6,797 ft Truckee #2 SnotelTRUC1 / 39.301, -120.184 / 6,509 ftrank11of 2,879 Virginia Lakes Ridge SnotelVGAC1 / 38.073, -119.234 / 9,445 ft Ward Creek #3 SnotelWRDC1 / 39.136, -120.218 / 6,655 ftrank33of 2,879